And, while most schools try very hard to accommodate, some with specific dietary restrictions may be more comfortable with their own kitchen.
I am not trying to talk anyone into off campus housing from the start. In fact, I was happy being in a dorm all four years. But the reality in many situations is that dorm living isn’t the critical or only or even best path to integrating into the campus community that it was 30 years ago when I attended. More schools are building dorms that have individual rooms or an apartment set-ups to attract students, more kids keep their dorm doors close. Kids find their people in different ways now.
This isn’t universal — Harvard, Yale, and many other schools still foster a 4-year house system. But an increasing number do not and the OP will have many options.